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more about #bacteria anonymous: Work, my microscopic minions! Work I say! more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: That's what she... NO WAIT- more » EpiphyteCorp.: Don't you all see it?!?! The bacteria are honing their skills with weaponry. We've upped the ante with our advances in antibiotics, now they respond w... more » vapour: Now the big question: will the bacteria chose Windows or Macintosh? more » theimmc: Exploiting bacteria? I can't wait for PETA's response. more » fleebailey33: so when our computer gets a virus, do we also get e.coli? (sorry was lame but couldn't think of much better) more » chrisfox01: Screw Skynet, I welcome our new bacterial overlords! more » Al Frente: Dude. They've been spraying your packaged deli meats with phages for a few years now. The phages kill bacteria and prevent spoilage, to our benefit.... more » Curves: I have a bad feeling about this. Real bad. #bacteriophage more » ThePaul: It'll never be as badass as a Strongbadiophage, though. #bacteriophage more » BernadetteDenter: Back in the 70's I earned a PhD doing bacteriophage genetics, a field then at the acme of biology. Can't say I did anything useful, but by God it was... more » dcoaster: This is high school biology, folks. #bacteriophage more » adhir: truth is far stranger than fiction. #bacteriophage more » Rejexted: I remember seeing these things in an episode of Jimmy Neutron and not thinking they are real...but I am blown away that they actually are! THEY'RE SO... more » Esus: How big is our head that we call ourself "Nature's ultimate machine"? This rant is not directed towards gizmodo but all who think that we, the human r... more » The Lab: It is amazing how anthropomorphic these objects are. Makes the droll Dengue fever virus look like a beach ball. #bacteriophage more » seapathac: Being able to utilize existing biological structures is definitely the future of medicine. Lets just hope we engineer a treatment for cancer thus savi... more » nutbastard: Originally called the "Legdickthing", microbiologists renamed it with a proper latin moniker in 1913. They later decided that "Arachnophallus" was als... more » DanB91: bacteriophages aren't organisms, they are viruses #bacteriophage more » aerospaceman: I bet the bacteria feels fagged out after infection... #bacteriophage more » -
#science
Bacteria Assemble in Mario Form to Battle Bowser Virus
Here's Mario, and he's ready to rescue that pinky amoeba called Princess Peach. Or give you a food intoxication that will tie you to the toilet for a day. It can go either way, because he's made of glowing bacteria. More » -
#science
Scientists Coax Tiny Bacteria Into Operating Slightly Less Tiny Machinery
These 380-micrometer gears are being turned by hundreds of common bacteria swimming in a liquid solution. Scientists think this discovery could signpost a path to the development of "smart materials" that close the gap between man-made and organic matter. More » -
#thiscyborglife
Nature's Most Wicked-Looking Robot, the Bacteriophage
I can't lie; I've been waiting for an excuse to post a picture of a bacteriophage*, the microscopic spider virus that lands on bacteria to inject its own DNA, for a long time. This Cyborg Life gives me an excuse. More » -
#sharks
Sharkskin Inspired Material Repels Bacteria
Sharks are scary. So scary that the texture of their skin alone prevents parasitic bacteria from sticking. Good, because by modeling a plastic sheet-like surface after that scary skin, we can actually prevent drug-resistant superbacteria like MRSA from building up. More » -
#architecture
Architecture Student Proposes Bacterially-Grown Wall Across the Entire Sahara Desert
To combat the Sahara Desert's ongoing growth, student Magnus Larsson has proposed a 6,000km wall that will be—wait for it—constructed by letting a bacterium have its way with the sand, forming sandstone. More » -
#hypochondriactech
UV Razor Sanitizer Fights Off Nasty Bacteria You Picked Up Below the Equator
So, you use your razor to shave EVERYTHING on your body and now it's as sharp as the edge of a manila folder. Dull blades lead to cuts and cuts lead to mutant face fungus. More » -
#science
A Beautiful Sunset, Painted in Fluorescent Bacteria
This beach is awash in bacteria colonies that express eight different colors through fluorescent protein modification. And yes, that canvas is a petri dish. [Andrew Hires via MAKE] -
#bacteria
Sharing Earphones Is a Nasty Proposition
Remember that time Steve Jobs, countering Zune sharing, offered that the only way to share music was to intimately place one of your earbuds into another's ear? Well that's a bad idea, bacteria-wise. More » -
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#teeth
Nanoparticles Will Make Your Teeth Too Slick For Bacteria
Using a polishing technique previously employed in the semiconductor industry, a professor has discovered that it's possible to make a tooth too slick to have bacteria stick to. For reals. More »
